Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-08

den, Julius Henry OF Corpus Christi
Grand Scribe, L.F. Delesdernier of Hous.
ton; Grand Treasurer, L. NJ. Joseph of
Galveston; Grand Junior Warden, G. O.
Greiner CT Paris; Grand Marshal, r. G
Brown Of Longview. The encampment
then adjourned until tomorrow morning.
NEW COUNTIES.
/ The House wound up last weeks work
| by using the dissecting knife upon Ell
Raso, Preside and Tom Green counties,
making room for the increasing popula-
ton Of the northwest.
The discussion of the reformatory bill
was broken off in its most interesting
stage Saturday by reason of the hour ar
| irving TO take up private bills. The i'm
portance of this bill appeals TO the care
| ful consideration of the members of the
House, who desire to throw around it all
| the protection that it is possible for legis-
| lative acumen to devise.
The Senate finance committee dc not
believe in the state refundiug fees on
cancelled patents and bills for releasing,
and reported scCOrdi' glY. This COM
mittee show disposition to guard well
all avenues through which the peoples
money flows from the Treasury.
IN THE HOUSE.
The following additional bills and reso-
lutlons were introduced in the House to-
day: BY Mr.. Payne, a bill to extend the
time for the collection of taxes in Lee
and other counties.
BY Mr.. Truit, by request, resolution
to amend article TO-, section 2, of the con-
stitution relative to railroads.
By Mr., Graves, by request, establishing
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OF parts of Burnett, Coryell, Lampasas
and Williamson counties.
By Mr.. Hunt, protecting against fence
breaking animals.
By Mr.. Shield, providing for the loca-
ton of veteran land certificates.
By Mr.. Newton of Tarrant, amending
the mechanic and laborer's lien law.
By Mr.. Bell of Cooke, providing for a
voluntary adoption of a uniform system
of text books, and for furnishing the
books.
By Mr.. Latiner, making it a crime to
entice or persuade any female under
eighteen years of age to enter any house
of ill-fame or prostitution.
House bill repeating the act granting
veterans 1880 acres land certificates was
passed.
House bill So, amending article 3l4 of
the penal code relative to breaches of the
peace, so as to apply the law to disturb
ance of private houses, was ordered en-
crossed.
A MINING LAW IN EMBRYO.
Senator Burney has under considera-
ton the formulation of a mining law for
Texas to regulate and control the opera
lions of mining interests and the claims
Of miners when discovery of minerals are
made. He has been examining the codes
of different mining states with the inten-
ton of submitting bill in the near fu-
ture.
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
The teachers delegation visited the
Governor this morning and presented
memorials asking him to embody in 3
proclamation to the Legislature request
to have law passed to appoint county
superintendent OF public schools, but
they were referred to their members as
the proper medium to reach the object.
The quarterly report on passenger
earnings shows: Houston and Texas
Central, S1032 Sc; Texas Central, SSO3l;
Central and Northwestern, Sl727.
The legislative mill began to grind this
morning at the usual hour for Commenc-
ing business, and from the CHATTER of the
machinery, the people may LOOK for rea-
sonabe amount of grist at the close OF
another week.
The committee on counties and county
boundaries in the House will probably
report favOrably tomorrow the Senate bill
creating the new county of Mills to be
taken from Lampasas, ComauChe, Brown
and Hamilton. This bill passed the Sen |
ate two or three weeks ago.